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Welcome! The Women and Religion Movement is alive and well in the 21st Century. A grassroots project started by lay leaders in the 1970s as an effort to promote examination of religious roots of sexism and patriarchy within the UUA and beyond, UU Women and Religion officially began as a task force following the unanimously-passed WOMEN AND RELIGION RESOLUTION at the 1977 UUA General Assembly. Although the Task Force was eventually sunsetted, the movement still exists in UU communities that hold Women & Religion programs and gatherings for those who identify as women. It exists at the UU General Assembly, where UUW&R brings our Store to the Exhibit Hall and occasionally hosts a gathering. And it lives in the hearts and lives of people who have been touched by the many changes inspired by this movement.

"We do not want a piece of the pie. It is still a patriarchal pie. We want to change the recipe!" -- Rosemary Matson

UU Women's Groups - Brief Herstory

At GA 2025 we presented information on retreats sponsored by UU women's groups in North America. In fall of 2024 we presented to a Tuesday Gathering of the International Convocation of UU Women (ICUUW). This video covers:

• ICUUW • UUWR • UUWF • SisterSouurce • regional groups

Olympia Brown: The Battle for Equality

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This is an inspiring and immensely readable biography of the first ordained woman minister in the United States and the first to practice her profession for nearly a quarter of a century. Dividing her efforts between ministerial and suffrage work, Brown (1835-1926) was active in suffrage campaigns in Kansas and Wisconsin, helped to establish the New England Woman Suffrage Association and the Federal Suffrage Association, and was a vocal supporter of Alice Paul's Congressional Union. Although academic historians will find little of value in this non-scholarly account, general readers may be intrigued by tales of the petty jealousies and political rivalries that beset the suffrage movement. - Marie Marmo Mullaney, Caldwell Coll., N.J (From Library Journal, Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Author: Charlotte Coté, Published by Mother Courage Press Racine, WI, 1988

NEW, mint condition. Hardcover, dust jacket included. 216 pages. (Used copies selling online for $35 and up)

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Pomegoddess Notecards

5.5" x 4" - $11/set of 4 (includes envelopes)
Two of Studio Aurora's favorite symbols of Sacred Feminine abundance -- the Goddess and the Pomegranate -- come together in the original "Pomegoddess" acrylic painting, and has become Studio Aurora's signature image. Each set includes 1 Pomegoddess, 1 Fire goddess, 1 Earth Goddess, and 1 Air goddess. Folded cards are blank inside to invite you to express, in your own words, what's in your heart!

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General Assembly 2025

Well, Baltimore was HOT! Kind of usual for a General Assembly in the summer. Once again we were rooted in the Exhibit Hall, with lots of opportunity to talk with people browsing through our bookstore. I'm always delighted to hear people talk about taking the Cakes for the Queen of Heaven curriculum and how the group that formed during that experience is still going strong. People often talk about women's groups in our congregations, what they're doing and how they're doing, and what they might need these days.

Our booth was small this year, just one 10x10 foot space right next to ICUUW. I'm grateful to Nyx and Sydney, who did a lot of the set-up. The way they arranged the books and sculptures, jewelry and other goodies made everything lovely and inviting. We were constantly busy, and several people stopped me when I wasn't at the booth to comment on how nice they thought it looked!

There was a new feature this year - exhibitors were invited to give 45-minute presentations at the small exhibit hall "stage" area. First thing on Friday morning, I set up the big retreat map poster and spoke about UU women's groups and retreats around the US and Canada, attended by about 15 people. Lots of people followed up later at the booth and picked up flyers and our UUWR bookmarks that list many of our UU women's organizations.

I also participated in a panel discussion hosted by UU Women's Federation that included representatives from UUWF, UURise, SisterSoUUrce, and ICUUW.

GA 2026 will be virtual, then I hope to see many of you in San Jose in 2027! -- Gretchen

GA 2025 Raffle Winners

Congratulations to our Raffle winners from General Assembly! Danielle L of New York state, Eva N from Washington DC, Natalie D of Virginia, and Kate S.

Here's an example of the treasures we sent out to them.